Reviews with content warning for Blood - A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor

Ok, I read some of the reviews on this book and I am genuinely shocked at how rude some of them are. I understand not liking a book for whatever reason you may have, but don't shit on a book or the author just because you want to. Have some class.

Having said that, I cannot believe it took me so long to actually read erotica! I never thought I'd be into it or like it, but I really enjoyed A Lady Of Rooksgrave Manor. It was diverse, adventurous, LGBTQ inclusive, and steamy! 🔥🔥🔥
If you enjoy "monsters", sex, monster sex, as well a solid plot in between, then I highly recommend reading this!

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clairereadstoomuch's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

LISTEN, this book had no right being this good. You look at the cover, you read the synopsis and you're like "okay, the smut is the plot. fair enough."
Then you start reading and BOOM, it has an actual plot??? Fully developed characters?!?!?! Like, is this heaven??

Let me start by saying that this is a a fast burn and a reverse harem. So if that's not your cup of tea, skip this one. But Esther isn't going to be ashamed for her high libido as she should. Also, her not-so-much gentlemen aren't going to share her. Well, only between them.

Rooksgrave Manor is a place where girls who like pleasure like Esther can "work". No, it's not really a brothel because the lady choose who and how many. Plus, the man are all vexed by a powerful witch with a nick to matchmaking. Esther is just very lucky that her "the one" is actually five "the one" and are all very wrapped around her fingers.

Now, another thing. The gentlemen? Well, gentle they might be if you ask them to but men? Not so much. The Manor is a special place for another reason too. It's a place where monsters can find their SO as well as mindless pleasure.

By monsters I mean, vampires, sphinx, werewolves, faes, water demons, incubi, golem and many other. If you're curious about Esther's gentlemen well, you'll find quite the variety.

The more "normal" one has a curse on him. Ezra makes quite the entrance and I'm not ashamed to say that the red headed cursed thief is my personal favorite.

The men in this harem are all very different from the other, not only in terms of species. You have the serious/shy one but a freak in the sheets *wink wink*, the charmant and romantic one, the prideful and kinda duchebag one, the cheeky sarcastic babe and the stone faced one, pun intended.

So, as you can tell, there's never a boring moment with them. Besides being VERY adventurous in the bed, things gets shaken up as well when a prick decides that he simply has to unalive Esther.

So yeah girls, check the trigger warnings and if there's not anything you have a problem with? Please be sure to give this book a chance. I promise the care with which they handle Esther will make you swoon and how they handle her in the sheets will make you sweat.

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ladevonne's review

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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shelletor's review

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

It's basically monster shut, and I loved it! I'm so excited for book 2! I loved how each "monster" showed compassion, and love. They just wanted acceptance.

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ktrecs's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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mybookishdelights's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Heat Level: Scorching (this is erotica)

This is a confusing book for me. I went into it expecting a fun time and honestly to laugh because monster sex sounds ridiculous. However, what I ended up with was that, but also more. This is erotica with heart. That sounds so weird. I don't have a lot of experience with erotica because I find that the plot and character development never seems up to par, so take what I say with a grain of salt.

This is a reverse harem romance/erotica story that somehow managed to not only have some veeeerrrry spicy scenes that were well done, but also managed to make me love the characters. The heroine likes herself some sex, which seems obvious, but what made me really like her was her attitude about it. She was enthusiastic and unapologetic. She is who she is and she does what she wants. This is set in a historical setting, so obviously women were not allowed to want to feel pleasure or really want anything for themselves. There are a couple of moments where there is a bit of shaming coming from other characters, but the heroine addresses them with a giant middle finger. lol

The "men" (they aren't men, but self-proclaimed monsters) were charming and sweet and bizarre. I know this is about some monster sex, but it's also about being loved, accepted, and wanted even when you aren't conventionally beautiful on the outside. And it was well done. This book is such an enigma to me. It seems the author writes a lot of reverse harem stories and this isn't her first, but it's just so well done! There is a lot of sex of all different kinds so I feel like it has a little something for everyone! lol

A couple things on the con side. If you're expecting a major plot, you won't find one. At the core, this is a romance. This is about consensual sex with multiple partners and feelings develop and it's adorable. So the relationships are at the forefront of the story. About halfway through we start to get some plot, but the first half is really her working out how she's going to handle more than one partner. She also has some character development that I thought was lovely. Another con is that this has a lot of sex in it. Now I know that is a "duh" moment, but it was so much that I had to read it in shorter sections to not get sick of reading them. Again, I will say I don't read a lot of erotica so this may be a me thing, but I would not recommend reading this in one sitting. I enjoyed going back to it over days because it was fun and the writing was good.

Overall, I would recommend it if it sounds like something you'd be into, but also if you're just curious and want to see what all this monster sex is about. lol

CAWPILE Score: 8.00 = 4.50 stars
Characters: 8
Atmosphere: 8
Writing: 9
Plot: 7
Intrigue: 8
Logic: 7
Enjoyment: 9

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thelumberjackie's review

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hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book was DELIGHTFUL. Absolutely filled to the brim with spice while still having solid plot and character exploration. I don’t know if I would say there’s a ton of deep character growth, but watching Esther and her monsters explore how they work individually and together was definitely intriguing. Moon’s writing was simple but captivating, and I very easily got sucked in to the interesting world of Rooksgrave.
More than anything else, Esther’s unabashed love of her own sexuality and pure enjoyment in others was just so fun and refreshing. Would absolutely recommend, and will definitely be reading more by Moon.

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